英语词汇“underbelly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

underbelly

(ʌndəʳbeli )

Word forms: underbellies

1. countable noun

The underbelly of something is the part of it that can be most easily attacked or criticized.

In his view, small and medium-sized companies are the soft underbelly of the economy. [+ of]

...the fashionable world and its seamy underbelly.

2. countable noun

The underbelly of an animal or a vehicle is the underneath part of it.

...the underbelly of a fish.

The missiles emerge from the underbelly of the transport plane. [+ of]

Collocations:

dark underbelly

But mostly the festival's dark underbelly is peopled by a less dramatic, but far sleazier crowd.

The Sun (2013)

There is still a lot to smile at here but there's also a dark underbelly.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

Beware: creativity can have a dark underbelly.

Christianity Today (2000)

Yet there was a dark underbelly to their success - the product of different egos within the band battling for creative control.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

A serious look at the dark underbelly of the world's most beautiful city.

The Sun (2014)

单词	underbelly
释义	underbelly (ʌndəʳbeli ) Word forms: underbellies 1. countable noun The underbelly of something is the part of it that can be most easily attacked or criticized. In his view, small and medium-sized companies are the soft underbelly of the economy. [+ of] ...the fashionable world and its seamy underbelly. 2. countable noun The underbelly of an animal or a vehicle is the underneath part of it. ...the underbelly of a fish. The missiles emerge from the underbelly of the transport plane. [+ of] Collocations: dark underbelly But mostly the festival's dark underbelly is peopled by a less dramatic, but far sleazier crowd. The Sun (2013) There is still a lot to smile at here but there's also a dark underbelly. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Beware: creativity can have a dark underbelly. Christianity Today (2000) Yet there was a dark underbelly to their success - the product of different egos within the band battling for creative control. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A serious look at the dark underbelly of the world's most beautiful city. The Sun (2014)
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